If we don’t discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us. - William Feather Discipline is a choice not a legacy… Discipline is nothing more than the process of focusing on any chosen activity without interruption until that activity is complete. Discipline is something you do and not something you have. You therefore have the freedom to choose [...] Read Full Story

Change is difficult but often essential to survival.  - Les Brown Sometimes we must make permanent changes in the way we deal with and view certain parts of our lives such as dealing with relationships, weight management, money management and so on. This short blog post is about the main component essential to these changes, that being responsibility. Making permanent changes in your life requires responsibility. Otherwise that change will be temporary. That responsibility according to person... Read Full Story

Are you getting what you want? Anthony Robbins in his book Giant Steps - Small Changes to Make a Big Difference talks about the very real fact that in order for you to get what you want that you must discover what’s been preventing you from taking action. Think of something that you’ve avoided doing until the very last minute. The example that Anthony gives is of those who put off doing their taxes until the very last minute. But what happens on April 14th? Procrastination disappe... Read Full Story

Proverbs 23:7 states: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. This is not your typical article about the Law of Attraction as this is about how the things that cause happiness or unhappiness, positive thoughts and results or negative thoughts and results affect our lives and who we are. Before you can apply the Law of Attraction you must break out of negative thought patterns. This blog post is about mind-sets and how these mind-sets affect our way of living either positively or negatively... Read Full Story

Here is video proof that friendship is just not a human connection and that animals can remember!!! Read Full Story

Occasionally I will do a post on this blog about a product that I believe can help you in someway to improve your life. Energy is a subject of importance to many people. I am not talking about energy such as electrical power rather I am referring to the get up and go that some of us have these days. In other words I am using energy as related to vim and vigor. Ebullient vitality and energy, as in he was full of vim and vigor after that swim. This redundant expression uses both vim and vigor i... Read Full Story

Have the holiday’s got you down? If so here is my Christmas gift to you, 25 Ways To Boost Your Holiday Spirit: 1. Leave a gift certificate on a neighbor’s door. 2. Take a frozen turkey to the local school principal to give to a family in need. 3. Purchase a kids winter coat and give it to the local school principal to give to a family in need. (Don’t forget the hat and gloves!) 4. Gather a group to sing Christmas carols at a local retirement community 5. Bake treats to give away to cowo... Read Full Story

Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future. - Edwin H. Friedman Well, it’s finally here and before Christmas also. I am referring to the last installment about Rajesh Setty’s steps to distinguishing yourself summarized from his excellent book Beyond Code: How to Distinguish Yourself in 9 Simple Steps. The last step in the process that is also the last step in what Rajesh refers to as the outer g... Read Full Story

To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation -Chinese Proverb The next to the last step within what Rajesh Setty describes as the outer game of distinguishing yourself is about listening. Unfortunately for several reasons such as ego, lack of knowledge, about asking questions, not being able to handle silence, and others, people focus on talking rather than listening. There are several steps to developing better listening sk... Read Full Story

In Rajesh Setty’s steps to distinguishing yourself as detailed in his book Beyond Code: Learn to Distinguish Yourself in 9 Simple Steps that there are 5 inner steps and 4 outer steps. So far we have reviewed the 5 inner steps referred to as learn, laugh, look, making lasting impressions and love. We have also covered leverage one of the 4 outer steps to distinguishing one’s self. In this post we shall cover the next outer step that being likeability. It is to our advantage both pr... Read Full Story